Trace-carrier.



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TRACE CARRIER.

APPL'lCATION FILED 11111.10. 191s.

' Patented June 27 Invenf \7 a Affarn THE COLUMBIA FLANO'JRAPH c0., WASHINGTON, D. C-

UNITED STATES PIITENT @FFIQE.

GEORGE W. TBOOP, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE NORTH & JUDD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEVJ BRITAIN,

OF CONNECTICUT.

CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION TRACE-CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented June 27, 1916.

0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. Trzoor, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at New Britain, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trace-Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to what I shall for convenience term a trace carrier. Combined with the trace carrier is a rump safe, and it is one of the primary purposes of the invention to so associate these elements that the rump safe will be prevented from curling or buckling, and as a consequence chafing the horse.

Another object is the provisionof eifective means by which the body of the trace carrier will be positively separated from the rump safe, to such an extent that a space will be provided to receive between said rump safe and body portion, the loops of straps connected with said body which is generally made annular or in the form of a ring. In the present case the ring-like body of the trace carrier or the trace carrier proper as it might be considered, is provided with means within it for spacing the ring or body from the rump safe.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of the present specification I have shown in detail one convenient form of embodiment of the invention which will be fully set forth in the following description. I do not restrict myself to this particular disclosure; I may depart therefrom in several respects within the scope of the invention defined by the claims following said description.

Referring to said drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of a trace carrier and a rump safe on which the same is mounted, the two being assembled in accordance with the invention and there being several. straps radiating from the trace carrier proper. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 8 is a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Like characters refer to like parts through out the several views.

The numeral 2 denotes a rump safe. This may be and is shown as being of the familiar form, being made of leather. The

shape of the rump safe and the material of which the same is made, do not constitute a part of the invention.

On the rump safe is the trace carrier 3, the body thereof being made in the form of a metallic ring; for instance, it might be cast. This trace carrier is rigidly united with the rump safe in some suitable way as by a rivet as will hereinafter appear, the consequence being that there can be no relative motion of the two elements as in case there is the tendency to subject the rump safe to a curling or doubling action. It is, of course, understood that when the rump safe is thus curled or bent, it not only chafes the animal, but its life is affected. I have shown extending across the annular body of the trace carrier 3, the crossbar 4. This crossbar fits directly against the upper surface of the rump safe 2, the two parts being rigidly connected in some convenient mannor as by the rivets 5 which, as will be clear, constitutes a simple way of preventing the relative motion of the rump safe and the trace carrier. The crossbar 4 extends transversely of the rump safe to the rear of the center of the trace carrier, and in addition to providing a means by which the trace carrier can be connected with the rump safe, presents the further function of spacing or separating the trace carrier proper or the annular body of said trace carrier from the rump safe a distance sufficient to permit the free insertion between the two parts ofthe several straps connected with. the trace carrier. For this purpose the crossbar 4: is depressed between the ends, the under surface of the butt or pendent portion being suiiiciently elongated and no proximately flat to provide for a firm, substantial bearing of the crossbar against the rump safe between the sides of the latter. To the trace carrier and looped around the circular body thereof are the opposite pairs of hip straps 6 and the quarter straps 7, the under portions of the loops of the several straps being as will be clear, disposed in the space between the body of the trace carrier and the rump safe. The crossbar 4; is equipped with practically similar hooks 8 to receive the terminals of the traces. These hooks as shown are integral with the crossbar and the latter in turn is in one piece with the annular body of the trace carrier which as may be inferred, can be cast. This in itself isnot an essential point, nor is it requisite that the several sub-elements be formed together. As shown the hooks 8 are at opposite sides of the approximately cen tral rivet hole in the crossbar 4;, and their bills are separated sufficiently from the rump safe 2 to provide for the ready connection with the hooks of the cock-eyes, Ds or other terminals of the traces.

What I claim is:

1; A trace carrier comprising an annular body and a cross bar within and connected with the body, the cross bar being located at the rear of the center of the body and be ing furnished with two forwardly facing rigid hooks and having a rivet hole between the bases of the hooks.

2. A trace carrier comprising an annular body, a cross bar within and connected to the same, the cross bar being depressed below the annular body between its ends, and hooks at opposite ends of the depressed cross bar, said cross bar being provided with a hole through which a rivet may be passed to secure the trace carrier to a rump safe.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. TROOP.

Witnesses L. L. MARKEL, HEATH SU'rI-IERLAND.

Games of this patent mav he obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner or Patcntv. Washington, D. C." 

